The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-02-03
Grand Army Bucampmen


The q. \. i. l.nralnpmcnt of Maiar rol;-
| Nrncd IT t"Iunoian Hall, Bath, TUESDAY rNvn-
| iu@c Jan. ~. The mc,tiu. WAS called to order
| by pcpt. { om. Lane, who delivered AN address.
about 400 delegates being present. rrpr,>'lrlii'4
every post in the state. and cr ports of de
partmcn officers We're then submitted. lioG.
hannibal I!amiin was in attrn,ucr.
The annual ronN cntion OF the Wonun'> N;,-
tional Relief Corps, Department of Maine roi,-
vcncd Il; rythiam Hall in The afternoon. dele
gates from all the national corps in Tia" stat,
bcin. present. In the evening il business m,rt-
nr WAS held.
At the fore noon session, 10Th, commanders
n-t hier FarchiIl was present amt mal an a,l-
dress. ncn. James a. Hall presented re>olJt-
tionS which Wrr" unanimously adopt, J., calling
upon the ton-r,~>nrn of Maine t. us their
influence to secure Il pension of ~ Il month
for the willow Of every honorHhi, discharged
soldier. Salaries were voted for various otli-
Gers. including 500 fer tlI@ chaplain. Hon.
Hannibal lIamin presented the follow IN res, :
luIion> on the death Of D,H Logon, whj.h ere.
unanimously a,Ioplvd;
Thr comrades ot The Grand Army of the
RrI,unlir I'LL ihr prua.imrn, of A!alut Ic;,r,,ut
,.;t WIKI, t M ~ ','''' ~ - ' "
row Of the sad md ~lnldru death OF our dis
tngul~hrd alpl t!t rulc rou!rl,tt. late past tutH-
tnanIvi-Il.-' AInI GcU. Juhu A. LOGAN, I.tt
trrn. i.u-IH a The 1ulc Hell called 10 another
life rs " Itut,>rI i'm his Gallant and nnrI,. ,,r-
Vices in TN, lj,.ld 10 .aN .,l,i lrrntlI.tt, fh IN.
of the nation and in hi, broad and culnprt.in IT,
size >tilr>lnai,>hp III the senate. always >taid-
ing for the ri. ht is he -:,W it, united and pos
>r>>ca in 4 greater ,it-ley than amy other man
tn" elements of both soldier and statesman. He
WAS truly and prcc,ulIcHtiy the gI,.l ami dis
lin.ui>Acl >oi,lIel->iat,>tll;,u OF oGr coantlN .
lie j. another marked instance of the po>>lbili-
ties IurlI>tt1L Lay uut y stem uI 4ONcrnHrul ia
AL it~ rltlIcil>.
1alian;, heroic aud Without tt1r in the l.cd
and Wis III the cuuu>ei> of the Government, ,
Jnc ,Iccca>c OF Mr. Logan is It -r,t los 10 the
nation. Ills Sc counsel aud prompt aud
earnest action i bc greatly missed, but most
10y ms comrades whom he was attached 10y
strong tie, Of >,r ice i'll the ncl,l. ani N the
care and promotion Of Whose r-ht~ IN the
senate IL always II ri III advance Upon the
outer Wdi>. lii> loss l. armed and Ms inplH-
"rN cherished 10y ali pat. ptlc mcu Mo love
rcnubIlrah institutions. "lie WAS an honest
man. The nohic>t Work of God" He was Il
man o1 strong AND earnest convictions and
possessed thc moral courage to stand ty lu,!A
to the cn,t.
Resolved That Ne eNtpu, oar earnest lud hrart
felt sNmpath! tle mourning Naiyn Ant cin.,ryn
"l the ,'trei'7cu m ther sat "rr'i'N tmtni, amt
u,"ui Us TN 81 Ii"it hia! ,h'! pas from tlt
@ t =" i,'',. = i'' I ~, % t,.'', 'i,"1 lI' W.T.
we thus extend our Wnrinr-t ,,trl,:lny wv ,,.,
that we can and do express ,,r tt,iIjinr,. ii,ot
Mi9 Logan wa, the vile nf such a noble husband
and that Her children possessed -uch father.
At the afternoon session election of officer,
WA, proceeded with. FIN. first Inunt tor
Department Commander resulted in no choice.